REPUBLIC OF KOREA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 APRIL 2008
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Elections to the Kuk Hoe (National Assembly)
Source: Chosun Ilbo newspaper website
The National Assembly consists of 245 members elected from single-seat
constituencies and 54 members elected by proportional representation.
NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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These figures are the votes cast for the members elected by proportional
representation.
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Registered voters: 37,796,035
Votes cast: 17,389,206 46.0
Invalid votes 205,497 01.2
Valid votes 17,183,709 98.8
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Party Votes % Seats 1 Seats 2 Total
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Creative Korea Party 651,980 03.8 1 2 3
Democratic Labour Party 973,394 05.6 -07.4 2 3 5 -05
Grand National Party 6,421,654 37.4 +01.6 131 22 153 +32
Liberty Forward Party 1,173,452 06.8 14 4 18
Park Geun-hye Coalition 2,258,726 13.1 6 8 14
United Democratic Party 4,313,111 25.1 -20.3 66 15 81 -80
Independents 1,391,392 08.1 25 - 25
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Total 17,183,709 245 54 299
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Seats 1 = the single-seat constituencies.
Seats 2 = the seats filled by proportional representation
In 2004 the Our Open Party polled 38.3 and the Millenium Democratic Party polled
7.1, a total of 45.4%, and won 161 seats between them. The United Democratic Party
is a merger of these parties, and its votes and seats are compared with their
combined totals in 2004.
The Park Geun-hye Coalition is a breakaway from the Grand National Party, led by
former chairwoman Park Geun-hye.